MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A teenager is now in custody for allegedly stealing a car Friday night, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).
Police said that the theft happened around 9 p.m. on Lamar Avenue near the I-240 interchange. The car was then spotted in the Raines Station area, police said. They said officers then tried to stop the car on Horn Lake Road when it hit a curb and sidewalk, then stopped. The driver then tried to run away, according to investigators.
Officers then chased the boy before capturing him on East Shelby Drive where they arrested him. That minor is now facing charges of carjacking, vandalism and possession of a weapon during the commission of a dangerous felony.